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Meet Dr. Jessica Benjamin | Concierge Medicine Physician in Chicago

Meet Dr. Jessica Benjamin, a compassionate, detail-oriented concierge medicine physician and certified menopause practitioner in Chicago at SHIFT. In this physician interview, Dr. Benjamin discusses: • Her philosophy on preventive and personalized care • What patients can expect from a concierge medical practice • Her approach to individuals going through challenging life transitions, including menopause SHIFT is a Chicago–based concierge medicine practice redefining the healthcare experience by combining proactive, personalized medical care with a multidisciplinary team focused on longevity, lifestyle optimization, and overall well-being. 0:00 Meet Dr. Jessica Benjamin 0:55 What to Expect During our First Meeting 2:00 My View of Lifestyle on Health and Longevity 2:28 Benefits of Concierge Medicine and Proactive, Team-Based Care 3:19 How I Approach Menopause Care 🌐 Learn more: https://www.shiftlife.com/ or email us at services@shiftlife.com –––––––––––––––––– 👇 Full interview transcript 👇 Hi, my name is Dr. Jess Benjamin, physician at SHIFT and certified menopause provider. I grew up in the world of medicine and healthcare, as both of my parents were doctors, and I think I've always been interested and fascinated by the human body, how it works, when it doesn't work, and so medicine was kind of the natural path for me. When I was in medical school, I was kind of interested in everything. I didn't really want to get locked down to any one organ system per se. I wanted to treat the whole person, so primary care really was the perfect fit. I think the first thing I'd love for a new member to know about me is that I am approachable and I'm here to care for you and I'm on your side. I want patients to feel like they are confident and trusting in the care that I'm providing, in the communication that we have, in the relationship that we're building. The first time I sit down with a new member is really about building a relationship, so I spend a lot of time getting to know you as a person. I want to know what your goals are, where your strengths are, where you struggle, and to really understand fully what you're coming in with. I would take a full assessment of current concerns, medical concerns and how we can approach them. We also utilize a lot of advanced diagnostics to get a full picture of somebody's health outside of just what are the symptoms they're experiencing, what do their labs look like, what medications are they on – because health really encompasses so much more than that. I want you to feel that you can trust me to provide the best care, and so we build that relationship, and that really starts with that first encounter. I think it's important to view health as more than a lack of disease, but really we can see health as our greatest asset. Some of these lifestyle measures and habits will center around exercise and movement, diet and the way that we fuel our bodies, how well we sleep, and stress management. I work alongside our physical therapists and our registered dietitians to support each of our patients in their healthcare. Concierge medicine allows us the time and the space to really dig deep on somebody's health. I can see patients when they need to come in and get them in the same day. Here at SHIFT, we also want to focus on a proactive approach to healthcare, which means looking at health where it is now, where we want it to be, and the things that we can do in our lives to really achieve the successful outcomes that we are looking for down the road. I want to educate my patients that the ways that they live their lives now, through diet, through exercise, through optimizing sleep, through their stress management, through how they socialize with other people, how that can really optimize their living for the duration of their lives. Women in midlife, in their 40s, in their 50s, going through perimenopause, menopause, are left with a lot of confusion and misinformation. Women don't know where to turn. They turn to their friends. They turn to their family members. Sometimes they turn to their doctors. Oftentimes they'll turn to social media. There's a lot of conflicting information, and women, frankly, are confused. I want to be a sound of reason, grounded in evidence and science and data, to provide women the care that they need to help them through this difficult transition in their lives. Whenever I sit down with someone, whether it's a woman in midlife, again, perimenopause or menopause, or someone else navigating a difficult transition in their life, first, I want to understand where somebody is. I want to hear their concerns, validate their concerns, and then I want to educate them around the medical space, the data, the science, about how best to manage some of the issues that they may be dealing with. And then together, we come up with the plan that feels right for the individual patient, so that they feel empowered and confident in the plan moving forward.